Certain 1,3-oxazolo[4,5H]quinolines useful as anti-allergy agents

ABSTRACT

New quinoline compound, and the corresponding 1,2-; 1,3-; and 1,4-benzodiazines, the quinoline compounds being of the formula: ##STR1## and salts thereof, wherein R 1  and R 2  are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, halo, trifluoromethyl, amino, lower alkyl amino, lower acylamino, cyano, aryl, aryl/lower alkylene, nitro, lower alkynyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkyl sulfinyl, lower alkyl sulfonyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyl, or lower alkenoyl, 
     Y is oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen or R 3  N wherein R 3  is hydrogen, lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, acyl, aminoalkyl, or carboxyalkyl, 
     Z is oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen, 
     X is cyano, carbalkoxyl, carboxyl, formyloximino, tetrazolyl, carbalkoxyalkyl or carboxyalkyl, and 
     m is 0 or 1, are useful as medicinals, especially for treatment of asthma, and/or as intermediates in the preparation of compounds useful for treating asthma.

This application is a continuation-in-part of now pending U.S. application Ser. No. 362,712, filed Mar. 29, 1982 abandoned.

This invention relates to new quinoline compounds and the corresponding 1,2-; 1,3-; and, 1,4-benzodiazines, the new quinolines being of the general formula: ##STR2## and salts thereof, wherein R₁ and R₂ are independently hydrogen, lower alkyl, halo, trifluoromethyl, amino, lower alkyl amino, lower acylamino, cyano, aryl, aryl/lower alkylene, nitro, lower alkynyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkyl sulfinyl, lower alkyl sulfonyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, carboxyl, lower alkoxy, lower alkanoyl, or lower alkenoyl,

Y is oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen or R₃ N wherein R₃ is hydrogen, lower alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, acyl, aminoalkyl, or carboxyalkyl,

Z is oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen,

X is cyano, carbalkoxyl, carboxyl, formyloximino, tetrazolyl, carbalkoxyalkyl or carboxyalkyl, and

m is 0 or 1.

The invention, it its broad aspects, includes derivatives of quinoline, and corresponding benzodiazine compounds of formula I. Within this broad group, because of their properties, certain subgroups are preferred over others. These compounds have utility as medicinals, especially for treatment of asthma, and/or as intermediates in the preparation of compouds useful as medicinals.

In the preferred compounds, Z is nitrogen, R₃ is hydrogen, alkyl aminoalkyl or carboxyalkyl of from about 1-5 carbon atoms and m is 0.

It is preferable that when Y is oxygen, that Z be nitrogen; that when Z is sulfur, that Y be nitrogen; and that when Z is nitrogen, that Y be oxygen, sulfur or R₃ N.

In the most preferred compounds, Z is nitrogen and Y is oxygen. In slightly less preferred compounds, Z is oxygen and Y is nitrogen.

When X includes an alkyl group, it is preferred that the alkyl contain 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

The preferred X groups are those including carboxy groups and, more preferably, carboxy groups directly attached to the ring. These groups include those having the general formula ##STR3## wherein a is 0 or 1, preferably 0, and R₄ is H or a lower alkyl group, preferably having 1-12 carbon atoms, more preferably having 1-5 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group substituted with an alkoxy or amino group. R₄ can also be a metal or organic cation, preferably an alkali metal cation.

The compounds in which X is formyloximino or cyano are preferred as intermediates in a process for making the preferred carboxy compounds of this invention.

More than one R₁ or R₂ substituent can be on the respective rings. It is preferred that R₁ be hydrogen, C₁ -C₅ alkyl, particularly methyl or ethyl, halo, particularly chlorine or bromine, trifluoromethyl or benzyl. It is most preferred that R₁ is hydrogen. It is preferred that R₂ be hydrogen, C₁ -C₅ alkyl, halo, particularly chloro, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C₁ -C₅ alkylamino or acylamino. It is most preferred that R₂ be at the 5 position.

The preferred compounds include those in which the quinoline ring structure is present. As is already indicated herein, the present invention also embraces the corresponding benzodiazines, e.g., 1,4-benzodiazines of the formula: ##STR4## as well as the 1,2- and 1,3-benzodiazines. The invention is illustrated by way of the preferred quinoline compounds but it is within the skill of the art to extend the illustrations to benzodiazines.

The quinoline compounds of the present invention can be prepared, in general, by reaction of the following compounds under condensation conditions to form the desired heterocyclic ring: ##STR5## wherein R₁, X, Y, Z and R₂ are as hereinbefore defined;

n=1 except when Y or Z is N when n=2; and

R=a di- or trifunctional group capable of condensing with Y(H)_(n) and Z(H)_(n) to form the indicated heterocyclic ring, e.g., trihalomethyl, trialkoxymethyl, or formyloximino.

A typical procedure for preparing the present new quinoline compounds where Z is N and Y is O, S or R₃ N follows: ##STR6## In this illustration, X is carbomethoxy but may be any of the groups representative of X.

A particularly preferred procedure for production of the present new compounds, especially the preferred compounds in which X is a carboxy group attached to the ring involves condensation of ##STR7## with a selected 7-amino-8-hydroxyquinoline to form the corresponding 2-formyloximino-1,3-oxazolo[4,5-h]quinoline from which the corresponding cyano compound can be prepared by dehydration of the oximino compound and the cyano compound then converted to carboxy or carbalkoxy by known hydrolysis or alcoholysis reaction. The condensation with the oxime is usually carried out in a reaction solvent, preferably but not essentially, in the presence of base catalyst, such as alkali metal salts of organic carboxylic acids such as salts of acetic acid, e.g., sodium acetate. The use of temperatures higher than room temperature merely shortens the requisite reaction time. Temperatures from 0° C. up to 150° C. can be used.

Compounds in which m=1, i.e., the N-oxides, can be formed by reaction of corresponding compounds in which m=0 with peroxide or equivalent peracids. Thus, reaction is effected with hydrogen peroxide, perbenzoic acid, peracetic acid, and other peroxides commonly used for this purpose. Generally, the N-oxide formation is carried out at room temperature or lower, to as low as 0° C., for example. For convenience, the starting compound may be dissolved in a suitable reaction solvent. Although only equivalent amounts of peroxide are required, usually excess is used to assure complete reaction.

Solvents employed in the present preparative processes may be any of those commonly used in organic preparations such as dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl acetamide, dimethyl formamide and similar solvents. Solvents are not always necessary, however, since the condensation of compounds of formula III with those of formula IV can be carried out without solvent by mere mixing of the reactants, preferably with use of reaction temperatures above room temperature, up to above 150° C. and preferably from about 50° to about 125° C.

The invention will be more fully illustrated in the examples which follow. These examples are given by way of illustration and are not considered as limiting.

EXAMPLE 1 A. 5-Chloro-7-nitro-8-hydroxyquinoline

To a solution of 5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline (90.0 g, 0.5 mol) in sulfuric acid (500 ml) at 0° C. was added 90% nitric acid (0.6 mol) at such a rate that the temperature did not exceed 2° C. The clear solution was stirred for one hour at 0° C., and then allowed to slowly warm to room temperature. The mixture was poured into ice (2 liter) and stirred overnight. The yellow precipitate was filtered, washed with water and dried. The yellow cake was crystallized from methylethylketone giving 85.0 g (76% yield) of solid. M.P. 192°-194° C.

B. Chloro-7-amino-8-hydroxyquinoline

To a suspension of 5-chloro-7-nitro-8-hydroxyquinoline (85.0 g, 0.38 mol) in a 1:1 mixture of methanol and water (2.5 liter) was added sodium dithionite (340 g, 2.0 mol). The reaction which is slightly exothermic was stirred overnight under nitrogen. The yellow solid was filtered, washed with water and crystallized from ethanol giving 52 g (70% yield) of solid. M.P. 162°-164° C.

C. 2-Carbomethoxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline

A mixture of 5-chloro-7-amino-8-hydroxyquinoline (6 g, 30.8 mol) and methyl trimethoxyacetate (16.3 g, 123.2 mol) was heated at 100° C. overnight. The reaction was cooled in an ice bath and filtered. The precipitate was dissolved in acetone (250 ml). The resulting solution was treated with charcoal at reflux, filtered through a pad of silica gel and celite and partially concentrated. Crystals formed which were filtered and dried giving 4.1 g (51% yield) of solid. M.P. 217°-218° C.

EXAMPLE 2 A. 2-Formyloximino-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5h]quinoline

A solution of chloral hydrate (1.7 g, 10 mmol) in water (10 ml) containing an equivalent amount of hydroxylamino to form the oxime was heated at 60° C. for three hours. Then a solution of 5-chloro-7-amino-8-hydroxyquinoline (0.9 g, 4.6 mmol) in DMF (10 ml) was added. To this mixture was added sodium acetate (3.2 g, 40 mmol) portionwise over a two hour period. The reaction was heated at 60° C. for an additional hour. The solvent was removed in vacuo. The remaining material was triturated with water, filtered and dried. The solid was dissolved in acetone, treated with charcoal and filtered through a pad of celite and silica gel. The solvent was removed giving the desired product. M.P. 220° C.-dec.

B. 2-Cyano-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline

A suspension of 2-formyloximino-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo[4,5-h]quinoline (0.7 g, 2.8 mmol) in toluene (300 ml) was treated with thionyl chloride (0.3 ml) and refluxed for one hour. The reaction was filtered and concentrated. The remaining material was dissolved in acetone and filtered through a pad of silica gel and celite. The solvent was removed giving the desired product. M.P. 214°-215° C.

C. 2-Carbomethoxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo[4,5-h]quinoline

A solution of 5 g of 2-cyano-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline in 100 ml of methanol was cooled to 0° C. and dry HCl was bubbled through the solution for 1 hour. The solution was then maintained at 0° C. for 24 hours, then allowed to warm up to room temperature. The solvent was removed in vacuo and the residue was dissolved in acetone and filtered through a pad of silica gel and celite. The solvent was removed to give the desired product. M.P. 214°-215° C.

EXAMPLES 3-4

In like manner as above using 7-amino-5-chloro-8-hydroxyquinoline and the appropriate ortho esters or imidates, the following compounds were prepared:

3. 5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline 2-acetic acid, ethyl ester. M.P. 118°-121° C.

4. 2-carboethoxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline. M.P. 150°-152° C.

EXAMPLES 5-13

The following compounds can be made using the above procedure and the appropriate aminoquinolines and imidates or ortho esters:

5. 8-methyl-2-carbomethoxy-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline.

6. 5-(N,N-dimethylamino)-2-carbomethoxy-1,3-oxazlo[4,5-h]quinoline.

7. 2-carboethoxy-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline.

8. 8-trifluoromethyl-2-carbomethoxy-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline.

9. 5-cyano-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline-2-propanoic acid, methyl ester.

10. 5-bromo-2-(5-tetrazolyl)-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline.

11. 5-methyl-2-carbopentoxy-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline.

12. 2-carboxy-5-trifluoromethyl-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline ethoxyethyl ester.

13. 2-carboxy-5-nitro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline diethylaminoethyl ether.

EXAMPLE 14 5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline-2-carboxylate, sodium salt

A suspension of 2-carboethoxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo[4,5-h]quinoline (1.5 g) in water (100 ml) was treated with 16.3 ml of 1N NaOH. After 10 minutes, the aqueous phase was extracted with chloroform. The aqueous phase was then treated with saturated ammonium chloride causing a white precipitate to form. The filtrate was concentrated in vacuo giving 0.9 g of solid, M.P. 212°-216° C. which was suspended in water (50 ml), treated with one equivalent of sodium hydroxide, and lyophilized to give 0.9 g of product. M.P. 200° C.-dec.

EXAMPLE 15

In like manner as above using the appropriate base, the following salt was prepared:

5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline-2-carboxylate, tris(hydroxymethyl)amino methane salt. M.P. 90° C.-dec.

EXAMPLE 16 2-(5-tetrazolyl)-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline

A mixture of 5 g of 2-cyano-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline and 1.0 g of sodium azide and 2 g of ammonium chloride in 100 ml of DMF are heated for 3 hours at 120° C. The reaction mixture is poured into water acidified with dilute HCl, and the product is filtered and recrystallized.

EXAMPLE 17

Other compounds within the current invention which can be prepared include the following in which R₁, R₂ and X can be as disclosed above.

(A) Oxazolo-[5,4-h]quinolines as, for example,

2-carbomethoxy-1,3-oxazolo-[5,4-H]quinoline

(B) Imidazo-[4,5-h]quinolines as, for example,

2-carbomethoxy-1,3-imidazo-[4,5-h]quinoline

(C) Thiazolo-[4,5-h]quinolines as, for example,

2-carbomethoxy-1,3-thiazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline, and 2-carbomethoxy-1,3-thiazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline-N-oxide

(D) Thiazolo-[5,4-h]quinolines as, for example,

2-carbomethoxy-1,3-thiazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline

(E) Oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinolines as, for example,

2-carbomethoxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline-N-oxide; and

2-formyloximino-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]quinoline

The compounds of this invention are useful as anti-allergy agents as determined by testing in the following procedures recognized to be cognent in vitro and in vivo models of human allergic disease.

A. The PCA Test

The compounds of this invention have potent activity in inhibiting the formation of a wheal when screened according to the Rat Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis (PCA) Screen as described in I. Mota, Life Sciences, 7, 465 (1963) and Z. Ovary, et al. Proceedings of Society of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 81, 584 (1952).

B. The RMC Test

In addition, the compounds of this invention have potent activity as inhibitors of histamine release from passively sensitized Rat Mast Cells according to the procedure described by E. Kusner, et al., Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 184, 41 (1973).

When screened according to the above procedures, the compounds of this invention showed potent anti-allergic activity and, as such, are useful in the treatment of conditions such as asthma. In the RMC test, I₅₀ values of from 1 to 100 μm were found; in the PCA test, ED₅₀ values of from 1 to 50 mg/kg were found. By way of illustration, the compound of example 1C and had an I₅₀ value of 0.3 μm in the RMC test and E₅₀ value of 0.5 mg/kg and 1.0 mg/kg when administered by the intraperitoneal route and oral routes respectively in PCA test. The compound of example 4 had an I₅₀ value of 0.1 μm in the RMC test and 59% inhibition of wheal formation at 10 mg/kg in the PCA test on intraperitoneal administration. The compound of example 14 had an I₅₀ of 0.1 m in the RMC test and 51% inhibition of wheal formation at 10 mg/kg in the PCA test on intraperitoneal administration. 

We claim:
 1. A quinoline compound of the formula ##STR8## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R₁ and R₂ are both hydrogen, or one of R₁ and R₂ is hydrogen and the other is C₁ -C₅ alkyl, halo, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C₁ -C₅ -aklylamino, or benzyl;m is 0 or 1; and X is cyano, formyloximino, or COOR₄ in which the R₄ group is hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ alkyl or C₁ -C₁₂ alkyl substituted by a C₁ -C₅ alkoxy, diethylamino or amino group.
 2. Compounds of the structure ##STR9## and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R₁ and R₂ are both hydrogen, or one of R₁ and R₂ is hydrogen and the other is C₁ -C₅ alkyl, halo, trifluoromethyl, nitro, C₁ -C₅ -alkylamino, or benzyl; andX is cyano, formyloximino, or COOR₄ wherein R₄ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₁₂ alkyl or C₁ -C₁₂ alkyl substituted with a C₁ -C₅ alkoxy, diethylamino or amino group.
 3. The compound of claim 2 wherein R₁ is H and R₂ is hydrogen, C₁ -C₅ alkyl, halo, nitro, trifluoromethyl, or C₁ -C₅ alkyl amino.
 4. The compound of claim 3 wherein R₂ is at the 5 position.
 5. 2-Carbomethoxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]-quinoline.
 6. 2-Carboxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]-quinoline and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
 7. 2-Carboxy-5-chloro-1,3-oxazolo-[4,5-h]-quinoline.
 8. A pharmaceutical composition for treatment of asthma which comprises an effective amount of a compound or salt according to claim 1 in association with an inert pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 9. A method of treating asthma which comprises administering to a patient requiring treatment an effective amount of a compound or salt according to claim
 1. 